Panasonic Jaguar Racing on the prowl for even more points in Mexico City

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Panasonic Jaguar Racing is preparing itself to fight for another points haul in Mexico City, as the team looks to better its solid result from the last race.

The team is determined to better its results from the lastround in Santiago, Chile, where Nelson Piquet Jr and Mitch Evans finished sixth and seventh respectively.

The fifth race of the Formula E season, on March 3, sees the teams pit their wits at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Circuit, which is situated 2500m above sea level, and will see the teams face off on a dedicated race track rather than the street circuits of Santiago and Marrakesh.

Nelson Piquet Jr said: “Our Jaguar race cars have the speed and with every race we get closer and closer to the front of the field. We will push again in Mexico and keep learning and improving as we compete for vital championship points.”

But there is plenty of room for optimism: Panasonic Jaguar Racing recorded its highest finish at this track in its debut season last year, with Mitch Evans snatching fourth place in a dramatic finale. Mitch says that the team has made huge improvements and, after the success in Santiago where he navigated his I-TYPE 2 from last on the grid to finish seventh, is confident of building on that momentum and securing the team more vital points.

“Mexico last year was a fantastic moment for the team. It was the first and only race both drivers finished in the points,” said Mitch. “So far this season we have made huge improvements on our race strategy and the Jaguar I-TYPE 2 has proved it is a fast race car.”

Team Director James Barclay expects the team to build on its strong performance for last year with another haul of points.

You can help the team and give the drivers an added boost by voting for them in the FanBoost via Twitter or the Formula E website and app. If Nelson or Mitch finish in the top three of voting, they could benefit from a five second burst of power, which sees the I-TYPE 2’s power go from 200bhp to 240bhp momentarily – it could be all the difference between finishing on the podium and fourth.

To vote for Mitch and Nelson ahead of the race in Mexico City visit http://fanboost.fiaformulae.com or tweet #Fanboost and #MitchEvans or #NelsonPiquetJr.